Rocking toy



H. e. NORWOOD.

ROCKING TOY. APPLICATION FILED AUG.I2, 1920.

1,373,630, Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Jvvucmloa tlt t'lfi STATES PATENT orange.

HARRY G. NORWOOD, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM FULD, OF

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

ROCKING TOY.

Specification of Letters Tatent.

Patented Apr. 5-, 1921.

Application filed August 12, 1920. Serial No. 402,983.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY G. Nonwoon, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Rocking Toys, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, and more particularly tothe rocker or rocking type of toy. v

An object of the invention is to provide a rocking toy having aplurality of figures which when rocked, will remain constantly inparallel relation. one with the other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rocking toy, with aslidable weight, to facilitate the operation of said toy when put inmotion.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple rocking toy,which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and durable in structure.

Other objects will appear as the descrip tion proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which constitute a part of myspecification,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved toy, also showing the toy indotted lines, as positioned when in its farthest arc of travel;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the improved rocking toy, and

Fig. 3 is a front sectional view taken on the lines 2-2 of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification to designate corresponding parts.

The rockers 1 are spaced in parallel relation one with the other, andare thus held by means of the rods or shafts 2, located near theopposite ends of said rockers.

A pair of arms or brackets 3 are pivotally mounted on each of the shafts2, and are held in spaced position at their outer ends by means of thebolts or connecting rods 4.

Tubular spacing, housing or collars 5 are positioned about said rods 4:.The figure toys 6 of any desired type or shape have bearings or collars7 passing loosely through their central portions, said bearings beingpivotally mounted on the rods 4:, and having their ends in contact withthe ends of the spacing collars 5.

A rod 8 is fixed at its opposite ends to the bearings 7 therebyconnecting the toys 6, and carries a slidable weight 9.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that when the toy isworked, the weight will slide down the rod Stoward the figure 6, whichis below the dead center line, while the momentum will carry the rockingtoy back until it again passes the dead center line, whereupon theweight will slide down toward the other toy 6. This operation willcontinue until the momentum is not sufficient to carry the toy over thecenter line.

Further, it will be seen that the pairs of arms 3 will be in parallelposition at all times, while the figure toys rock or swing backward andforward, thereby giving an impression that they are kicking the weightback and forth along the rod. The figure toys will hang in a verticalplane to the floor or ground when the toy is not in motion.

Many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparture from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A rocking toy comprising a pair of spaced rockers, means connectingthe opposite ends of said rockers, arms carried by said connectingmeans, means connecting the outer ends of said arms, figure toyspivotally mounted on said last referred to means, spacing collarsmounted on said arm connecting means between said figure toys and saidarms, a rod connecting said figure toys, and a weight slidable upon saidrod, substantially as hereinbefore described.

2. A rocking toy comprising a pair of spaced rockers, means connectingthe opposite ends of said rockers, arms carried by said connectingmeans, a pair of figure toys carried by said arms, a rod connecting saidfigure toys, and a weight slidably mounted on said rod, substantially asdescribed.

3. A rocking toy comprising a pair of spaced rockers, means connectingthe opposite ends of said rockers, pivoted arms carried by saidconnecting means, bearing rods In testimony whereof I affix my signatureconnecting the free ends of sand arms, plv- 1n the presence of tWoWitnesses.

otally mounted figure toys carried by said I HARRY G NORWOOD bearingrods a rod connecting said figure toys, and a weight slidably mounted onsaid Witnesses. rod, whereby the figure toys will remain in WILLIAM FULD,

7 parallel position one With the other. WILLIAM A. FULD.

